Alpine marmot vs Jack-bean

Marmota marmota compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmota	Canavalia
Species	Marmota marmota	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Jack-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Jack-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.